The Talos Principle
2014 · First person
90Recommended
87OpenCritic
85Metacritic
95Steam
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
PlatformsPC PS4 PS5 Switch
GenrePuzzle Adventure Action
CameraFirst person
ModesSingle-player
EnglishVoice-over and text
Player score95% · 33 K reviews
Playing now~330 on Steam
Time to beatHowLongToBeat ↗
Release date2014
Steam price$29.99 $4.49 −85%
DeveloperCroteam
PublisherDevolver Digital
Key tagsPuzzle Philosophical Sci-fi Robots First-Person Story Rich Atmospheric Great Soundtrack
System requirements
Minimum Radeon HD 5870 · 2 GB RAM · 5 GBiSteam Deck PlayableMin & recommended
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 | Windows 7 64-bit |
| Processor | Dual-core 2.0 GHz | Quad-core 3.0 GHz |
| Memory | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Graphics | DirectX 11 class GPU with 1GB VRAM (nVidia GeForce 480 GTX, AMD Radeon HD 5870) | AMD RX 480 or NVIDIA GTX 970 |
| DirectX | 9.0c | 9.0c |
| Storage | 5 GB | 8 GB |
From the game’s Steam store page.
